Henryonlyobtainedoneofthesmallroomsontheupperfloor，byaluckyaccident——theabsenceofthegentlemanwhohadwrittentoengageit。Hewasquitesatisfied，andwasonhiswaytobed，whenanotheraccidentalteredhisprospectsforthenight，andmovedhimintoanotherandabetterroom。
Ascendingonhiswaytothehigherregionsasfarasthefirstfloorofthehotel，Henry’sattentionwasattractedbyanangryvoiceprotesting，inastrongNewEnglandaccent，againstoneofthegreatesthardshipsthatcanbeinflictedonacitizenoftheUnitedStates——
thehardshipofsendinghimtobedwithoutgasinhisroom。
TheAmericansarenotonlythemosthospitablepeopletobefoundonthefaceoftheearth——theyare（undercertainconditions）
themostpatientandgood-temperedpeopleaswell。Buttheyarehuman；